Re: The Cathode Ray Mission: The Misc. Television Thread

The IT Crowd. Yet another one to add to the list; can't believe I haven't seen that one yet. I love Richard Ayoade. Not sure what he's like on the show, but his quiz/panel show persona is so funny. Very dry.

Re: The Cathode Ray Mission: The Misc. Television Thread

Watch for a few brief appearances by sonofhal in a series four episode.

really? which character? I don't know what sonofhal looks like, but that's neat!

Originally Posted by RageAgainstTheAoki

The IT Crowd. Yet another one to add to the list; can't believe I haven't seen that one yet. I love Richard Ayoade. Not sure what he's like on the show, but his quiz/panel show persona is so funny. Very dry.

he's great in it! really makes the entire show. I'm pretty sure this is where he caught his break.

Re: The Cathode Ray Mission: The Misc. Television Thread

Originally Posted by jackstraw94086

I can't think of a more ridiculous and annoying context for a melodrama than a fucking lord's manor. It's a glorified shit soap opera. 5 minutes of that show's self important bullshit dramatic music and I want to knock a wall down.

hahaha you're right, the Downton Abbey soundtrack is very self-important sounding. I love that show though. Hopefully I can watch more tonight.

Re: The Cathode Ray Mission: The Misc. Television Thread

All this talk about the IT crowd and Britcoms led me to the discovery that one of my childhood friends from England grew up to be the executive producer of the original The Office and of The IT Crowd. I always assumed he'd become a lawyer or banker or something.

Re: The Cathode Ray Mission: The Misc. Television Thread

Originally Posted by RageAgainstTheAoki

The IT Crowd. Yet another one to add to the list; can't believe I haven't seen that one yet. I love Richard Ayoade. Not sure what he's like on the show, but his quiz/panel show persona is so funny. Very dry.

All 24 eps are gold! You should marathon all of them, then post what you thought, or something.

Re: The Cathode Ray Mission: The Misc. Television Thread

yeah, once you start with an episode it's hard to resist going on to the next one!

is anyone watching Wedding Band on TBS? I know it's dumb and I shouldn't like it, but Brian Austin Green is so great in this! I like to imagine that it's BAG, Michael from Lost, Chuck and that guy with the beard from all those sitcoms that get canceled after a season (invasion, reaper, etc...) so that it's the geeky 4way of my dreams.

Re: The Cathode Ray Mission: The Misc. Television Thread

I also think her casting a black dude in response to the "not enough diversity" criticism is stupid. If the show's characters are white, hip NYC girls who only hang out with other white, hip NYC people, don't try to force the token black guy into the show.

Re: The Cathode Ray Mission: The Misc. Television Thread

Originally Posted by FEELS

I also think her casting a black dude in response to the "not enough diversity" criticism is stupid. If the show's characters are white, hip NYC girls who only hang out with other white, hip NYC people, don't try to force the token black guy into the show.

I haven't seen Glover's character, but calling him a token black guy seems a huge overstatement. The dude is hugely talented and a natural in front of the camera, no matter what color he is.

Re: The Cathode Ray Mission: The Misc. Television Thread

I haven't seen Glover's character, but calling him a token black guy seems a huge overstatement. The dude is hugely talented and a natural in front of the camera, no matter what color he is.

Not talking about him as an actor, I like the guy too. It's just funny that Lena received criticism and then was like "oh, we better get a black guy on this show" even though there wasn't a shot of one in the entire first season.

I really liked the season premiere btw. Andrew Rannell's character and Shoshanna always do a great job